Mt Faber 31Oct24

From KH

Danny and I joined the other raptor watchers at Mount Faber today.

1 of 4 Black Bazas.

1 of 3 Chinese Sparrowhawks. This one spotting weird chest feather patterns.

2 of 20 Oriental Honey-Buzzards.

Juvenile Rufous-bellied Eagle continuing.

When there are no birds, other animals kept us busy. This Flat-tailed Gecko was eyeing the Longhorn Crazy Ants carrying a dead Myrma spiny ant.

Clementi 05May24

From KH

Dr Frank Rheindt found a Two-barred Warbler, a first for SG, at Kent Vale, and this sent a whole horde of birders there, including Danny, JS and me.

Swinhoe's White-eye masquerading as the warbler, while tackling a queen Asian Weaver Ant.

Dairy Farm, Jurong Lake 02Sep23

From KH

Danny, JS and I went to Dairy Farm Nature Park, but only got the usual birds.

Other animals:

Banded Demon

Common Flashwing

Pseudospirobolellidae millipede and Myrma ant

Next, Jurong Lake Garden, also just the usual birds.

Hindhede, Dairy Farm 29Jul23

From KH

Danny, JS and I started the day's birding at Hindhede Nature Park. Bird-wise, just a few residents, so shoot some other animals instead, such as the regular Colugo.

An ant-mimicking jumper Toxeus maxillosus

A real ant: Spiny Sugar Ant

Bee on Red Leea

Next, Dairy Farm Nature Park.

Male Asian Fairy-Bluebird was having a buffet of False Stinger (Pipturus argenteus), more commonly known as "mulberry".

Little Spiderhunter posing.

Sungei Serangoon 09Jul23

From KH

It's Fall Migration Bird Census and I covered Sungei Serangoon as usual. The river, or what used to be a river before they dam it, is still good for waterbirds, like adult Black-crowned Night-Heron and juvenile Purple Heron.

Here are a couple of pied birds: Malaysian Pied-Fantail, male Oriental Magpie-Robin.

Adult Long-tailed Shrike.

Shy Common Tailorbird. Shyer male Common Iora.

Male Brown-throated Sunbird and male Ornate Sunbird sipping nectar from Brackishwater Mangrove Barringtonia racemosa flowers.

Ornate Sunbird nest.

Male Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker sipping nectar from?

White-spotted Slug Snake, usually found as roadkills, why? Here the foot-long body was scavenged by Carebara ants.

Common Snakehead with a cichlid.

Lots of other cichlids as well.

Nile Tilapias. Mozambique Tilapia

Mayan Cichlid

The canal was full of Hydrilla. Good hiding place for the fish?

Upper Seletar 29Apr23

From KH

Danny and I went to Upper Seletar Reservoir Park today. Bird-wise, just the usual locals, like this Collared Kingfisher. Only migrants around were a couple of Arctic Warblers.

Bee attracted to Cempedak fruit.

Bee attracted to Singapore Rhododendron flower.

A couple of butterflies in the leaf litter: Fluffy Tit and Yamfly.

Giant Forest Ant in the leaf litter too.

Changi Business Park, Telok Blangah 23Jul22

From KH

Danny and I went to Changi Business Park today, but it was rather quiet, except this pair of Common Flamebacks came for photoshoot.

Luckily there were these fishes to entertain us.

Common Snakehead. Silver Arowana

Vieja sp. cichlid. Midas Cichlid

Male Crimson Dropwing

Poor green leaf chafer beetle Anomala sp. dragged away by Asian Weaver Ants.

Next, Telok Blangah to see the escaped/released Bali Myna with rolex before lunching at our usual hawker centre.